A visit to the Jefferson Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Jefferson Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jefferson Memorial Park:
40.3321, -79.9788
The Jefferson Memorial Park is located in Allegheny County<1>.
The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies just to the north of the Jefferson Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jefferson Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Jefferson Memorial Park.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jefferson Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Jefferson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Casimer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Casimer Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimer Cemetery
- St. Sava Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Sava Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Sava Cemetery
- Shaare Torah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Vladimer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Vladimer Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vladimer Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- St. Adelbert RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- St. Clares Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Clares Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clares Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Wendelin RC Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. John Vianney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The German Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Finleyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lobbs Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lobbs Run Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobbs Run Cemetery
- Calvary Slovak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hungarian Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John's Cathedral Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Loretto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Loretto Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Jefferson Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jefferson Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willock is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willock
- Whitehall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baldwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
- Brentwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brightwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Bethel Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Library
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Shannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mendelssohn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Coal Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glassport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dravosburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Mifflin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Lebanon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Finleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Clairton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Vue
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Munhall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Homestead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Homestead is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
- Dormont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Essen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Upper Saint Clair
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Jefferson Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Allegheny County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jefferson Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethel Park
- Clairton
- Dormont
- Glassport
- Mount Lebanon
- Munhall
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Jefferson Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Allegheny County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Jefferson Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1178015 (Jefferson Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1178015 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Allegheny
- Est. Elev: 346 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glassport
- Location given for Jefferson Memorial Park:
- Lat: 40.3314586 Lon: -79.9792182
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jefferson Memorial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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